NCAA Amateurism Lawsuit

[Atticus]

lets have outrage over kids earning a few bucks and learning how commerce works (good, bad & ugly).

A few bucks? Learning how commerce works? I wish I had your idealism. This isn't about the kids; it's shady adults trying to stack teams with $$$ enticement. Think Texas, add all the abuses already extant, then multiply by . . . A LOT. Yes, some PARENTS will get very rich - I'm sure that won't be abused either.

Will some deserving kids get a fair share of the pie? Yup, that too.

[Conor Dary]

How's it any different than kids having a job while being athletes? All sorts of workplace abuses already exist on top of the stuff that goes on from coaches in their sports too. This isn't going to make things worse, just different. But sure, lets have outrage over kids earning a few bucks and learning how commerce works (good, bad & ugly).

Exactly....I think it is a fine idea.

[MJR]

Gee, what could possibly go wrong with this idea?

How's it any different than kids having a job while being athletes? All sorts of workplace abuses already exist on top of the stuff that goes on from coaches in their sports too. This isn't going to make things worse, just different. But sure, lets have outrage over kids earning a few bucks and learning how commerce works (good, bad & ugly).

[18.99s]

I have seen reports of individuals giving non-scholarship athletes on certain teams NIL funding equal to the value of a full scholarship.

Must be an unsubstantiated rumor. Non-scholarship athletes aren't good enough to attract that amount of money, otherwise they'd have a scholarship (possible exceptions are Ivy League and Division III, where they don't give any athletic scholarships).

[Davidokun]

Gee, what could possibly go wrong with this idea?

[Atticus]

New York will allow preps to share in the NIL pie.... see story linked on home page

Gee, what could possibly go wrong with this idea?

[MJR]

Thanks for that link!

[Conor Dary]

New York will allow preps to share in the NIL pie.... see story linked on home page

State by state list....

https://opendorse.com/blog/nil-high-school/

[KevinR]

And I thought it was nuts for college programs to offer scholarships to Junior High athletes.......

Kinda looking forward to seeing where this all leads.

[gh]

New York will allow preps to share in the NIL pie.... see story linked on home page

[KevinR]

I have seen reports of individuals giving non-scholarship athletes on certain teams NIL funding equal to the value of a full scholarship. It will be interesting to see how this plays out, as it will be an obvious way for boosters to get around those pesky scholarship limits.

[Conor Dary]

[Conor Dary]

Meanwhile....


Over first three months of the NIL Era, some data from @opendorse

: - B1G leads all conferences in compensation - football & men's basketball account for nearly 80% of compensation - posting content accounts for 87% of activities - DI athletes have made an average of $391 on NIL


https://mobile.twitter.com/RossDelle...64278674214914

[Conor Dary]

Financial Times...

Most college athletes don’t have lawyers and are brokering their own deals: 81 per cent of NIL contracts signed so far are valued at less than $100, according to Opendorse. Yet it estimates that top college athletes could eventually earn up to $6.5m a year in endorsements.

Mottram of Breaking T says that without player unions or associations to negotiate group licensing deals — typical in professional sports — his firm has had to resort to “sliding into the direct messages” of athletes’ social media profiles after they make a big play. It also means bigger-ticket deals, such as video game licensing, which typically need consent from entire team rosters, are not yet feasible. “Are gamers going to be OK with it if only eight of the top 20 quarterbacks are featured in the game? It’s not going to be a great product,” adds Mottram.

[Atticus]

And so it began...NIKE co-founder Phil Knight and other prominent Oregon alumni have formed Division Street, Inc. to supercharge #NIL opportunities for Oregon athletes. It seeks to help athletes create/monetize their brands. @sabrina_i20
will serve as Chief Athlete Officer.
https://mobile.twitter.com/DarrenHei...81012731039745

A, How much of that will be Nike money?
B. What kind of cut will Div St take as the 'manager'?